Month: April 2010

A cache of unexploded WWII munitions has been removed from Lake Como, just outside of George Clooney's property. A fisherman discovered the explosives, which were submerged in the lake just metres away from the actor's Italian villa, the Daily Mail reported. The fisherman called Italian authorities, who sent a team

Have you got (a lot of) extra cash burning a hole in your pocket? Looking to invest in real estate? Why not buy a medieval castle? Castles for sale, cheap! Well, not too cheap, but compared to a penthouse apartment in New York or a Beverly Hills mansion, you could

The University of Cambridge has digitized the entire Parker Library collcetion of Anglo-Saxon manuscripts kept at Corpus Christi College. Click here to view the library's collection. The Parker Library was entrusted to the College in 1574 by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury under Queen Elizabeth from 1559 until his death

Traces of a Roman tile kiln have been found beneath a children's playground in England. The tiles, pieces of pottery and bricks which were discovered on the Potter Street site have been investigated by a team from Wessex Archaeology. The team has found the materials to be that of a

The remains of 130-year-old toast has been found during an excavation into a post office in Wisconsin. In 2002, while excavating a site called Alden’s Corners in Dane County, archaeologists uncovered several pieces of what appeared to be the oldest toast in Wisconsin. They unearthed the fragments of bread, which

The family of a soldier who fought in the first world war have been reuinited with the medal he threw away in digust nearly 90 years ago. Thomas Swan apparently hurled his British War Medal out of a train window soon after being presented with it in 1921 as he

A stunning 1,150-year-old viking necklace has been found in a cave in Ireland. A team of archaeologists are scratching their heads over the 'bizarre' discovery of a 1,150-year-old Viking necklace in a Burren Cave. It is the largest Viking necklace discovered in Ireland and is said to be "relatively rare

To celebrate it's 50th anniversary, the Anne Frank Museum has created a virtual tour of the house as it was over 60 years ago. Click here to view the tour. The museum's 3-D tour is a great tool to keep the public interested in something that is rapidly fading

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